题目内容：

“Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday!” I heard my son, Brian, say as     as if he were sitting next to me.      he wasn’t.Brian was on the USS Kitty Hawk on maneuvers (大规模演习)      between our U.S. shore and the Persian Gulf.

My party-loving friend, Denise, had      me out for a quiet fiftieth birthday celebration dinner. When we      at the restaurant, I scanned (扫视) the sea of   , but didn’t recognize anybody.

A wave of     washed over me, and tears welled in my eyes when      I heard Brian in my head. “Hi, Mom, happy fiftieth birthday.” “What’s wrong?” Denise asked when she saw me dabbing (轻轻擦) at my   .

“I think I’ve had too much wine. I keep     Brian wish me a happy birthday,” I said. She gave me a(n)   smile. “Our table is ready,” she said, leading me toward the stairs.

I’d hardly sat down in the chair of honor when a     entered the room, carrying a sheet of cake. The firefighter    the cake on the table in front of me so I could     the fifty blazing candles. Once again I heard Brian speak, “Mom, be sure to     me a piece of cake.” This time he    very far away, but it seemed that he was just in front of me. I     in my chair. Was I losing my mind?

“I’ll have some      as soon as I get this helmet (头盔)     ,” the firefighter said. Every drop of blood in my veins flowed to my feet. He     his uniform and quickly pulled the helmet from his head.

“Brian!”

“Hi Mom. Happy fiftieth birthday!”

1.A.hardly       B.impossibly      C.clearly       D.loudly

2.A.So          B.Then           C.And         D.But

3.A.somewhere   B.anywhere       C.everywhere   D.nowhere

4.A.sent         B.supported       C.provided     D.invited

5.A.got          B.reached         C.arrived       D.came

6.A.smiles       B.voices          C.faces         D.dishes

7.A.happiness    B.sadness         C.anger         D.disappointment

8.A.at present    B.no more         C.at once       D.once again

9.A.eyes        B.nose            C.ears          D.fingers

10.A.seeing       B.saying          C.listening       D.hearing

11.A.relaxing     B.exciting         C.understanding   D.surprising

12.A.fireman      B.firewomen      C.waiter        D.waitress

13.A. pulled B. set        C. pushed    D. kept

14.A. light upB. add up    C. take away   D. blow out

15.A. save   B. buy       C. make       D. bring

16.A. Shouted   B. sounded    C. laughed   D. cried

17.A. calmed   B. turned     C. froze      D. thought

18.A. rest    B. cake      C. paper     D. bread[

19.A. off     B. away     C. down          D. on

20.A. carried away  B. packed up  C. put on     D. took off